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Heavy drinkers who exercise are less likely to die
Sep 8, 2016News Hour: Heavy drinkers who exercise are less likely to die from alcohol-related diseases than those who don’t, a study suggested on Thursday, although its authors were cautious about the implications of their data, reports BSS.... -
US banned several key chemicals used in antibacterial hand soap over health risk
Sep 3, 2016News Hour: The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday banned several key chemicals in antibacterial hand soap, warning of health risks and saying they were not more effective than ordinary soap, reports BSS. The FDA... -
Breast milk sugar may protect babies against deadly infection
Aug 27, 2016News Hour: A type of sugar found in some women’s breast milk which may save babies from a potentially life-threatening bacterium called Group B streptococcus which is a common cause of meningitis in newborns babies and... -
Strengthened union health facilities could transform Bangladesh’s maternal and newborn health situation
Aug 17, 2016News Hour: Strengthening the union level facilities to provide life-saving maternal and newborn care services can significantly improve facility-based deliveries and contribute to reducing maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity in Bangladesh. The observation was made... -
Public health emergency plan for Ghana’s Kotoka Airport got funded
Aug 12, 2016News Hour: IOM Ghana’s Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) programme is helping Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to develop a Public Health Emergency Contingency Plan (PHECP) tailored for the operations and capacity of the airport. The formulation... -
Missouri Cancer Associates adds new physician, enhancing access to quality care
Aug 10, 2016News Hour: Missouri Cancer Associates, the premier cancer treatment center in mid-Missouri and an affiliate of The US Oncology Network, has added another physician to the practice to meet growing demand for its services. Liana Makarian,... -
Locked door policy in mental health hospitals is no better than open doors at preventing patient suicide or unauthorised absence
Aug 8, 2016News Hour: Treating people with mental ill health in hospitals with locked wards, as opposed to hospitals without locked wards, does not reduce their risk of suicide attempts or of unauthorised absence from hospital, also known... -
Massive aid effort needed for Borno state
Jul 31, 2016News Hour: A humanitarian catastrophe is underway in northeastern Nigeria’s war-torn Borno State, where at least 500,000 people are in urgent need of food, medical care, water, and shelter, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without... -
New campaign celebrates providers who are “Doing The Right Thing”
Jul 22, 2016News Hour: The International AIDS Society (IAS) today launched a new campaign to celebrate doctors, nurses, and other frontline health workers who deliver quality integrated HIV prevention, care, and treatment services to key populations, often in... -
Stories of tobacco victims deliver a powerful impact in low and middle income countries
Jul 22, 2016News Hour: A paper on the impact of tobacco victim testimonials, authored by Vital Strategies’ public health communication experts, has been published in leading peer-review journal “Tobacco Control.” The paper, entitled “Raw and real: an innovative...
